Practicing What I Teach

Book Club Friends

Tonight I had book club. It was my turn to host, but since I am still on the walker, my good friend and neighbor hosted for me. My fabulous husband took care of getting all the snacks and beverages and took them over to her house last night.

There are ten women in our club, and we are known as the Chapter Chicks. We have been together since February 2004 when we started out with four of us and we read The Five People You Meet In Heaven. Soon we grew to ten. We meet about 10 times a year, and whoever hosts picks the book. We have some favorite books and some stinkers. We have some members who always read the books and some who hardly read. We have some nights when we really discuss the book, and some where we discuss everything but the book.

Tonight we celebrated two milestone birthdays – a 60th and an 80th. I believe the youngest member is about 55. Although not everyone is always present, we are all always there in spirit. We have been through a lot as a group – the death of a spouse, the death of parents, health problems of spouses, graduations, weddings of children, then grandchildren. Some of us have moved; some have retired.

What I know is that if one of needs something the rest of us would do anything we could to help. I am so thankful for the friendship of these women.